The purpose of this study is to determine if carotid artery stenosis can be detected using an electronic stethoscope. This study will use a commercially available electronic stethoscope to record carotid sounds in patients with suspected carotid artery stenosis. The presence of absence of abnormal vessels will be confirmed by diagnostic ultrasound as part of normal patient care at this institution.

Any inpatient or outpatient with inclusion criteria met and exclusion criteria not met presenting for aniography to the University of Minnesota Fairview Hospital or Clinic in Minneapolis or Redwing, Minnesota

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01042912

Locations

United States, Minnesota

University of Minnesota Medical Center (UMMC) Fairview Clinics

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Marie A Johnson, PhD

University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute

More Information

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Responsible Party:

University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute